The Mick Clifford Podcast: Life in a time of war - Polina Bashkina

Polina Bashkina is a Ukrainian journalist who is now living in Co Galway with her six-year-old son.
The Mick Clifford Podcast: Life in a time of war - Polina Bashkina

On this week's podcast, Mick speaks with Ukrainian journalist Polina Bashkina.

As the war in Ukraine continues, those who have fled to this country are trying to get on with their lives.

Polina Bashkina had what she says was a good life in Kiev but all of that has now been whipped from her and her six-year-old son and they are currently living in Co Galway, awaiting developments.

Polina is a journalist and she has written accounts of both her journey and that of other Ukrainians who have come to this country since the war began.

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